A woman was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison Tuesday in connection to a wrong-way crash that resulted in one dead.
Dominique Chi’qura Goodwin, 27, pleaded guilty to aggravated involuntary vehicular manslaughter.
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Goodwin was driving her vehicle on Dec. 30, 2023 and turned the wrong way traveling east on Bart Street, a one-way westbound road and off-ramp from Interstate 264 according to the Commonwealth’s attorney.
Halfway through the tunnel, Goodwin’s vehicle collided with the victim, Shelby Riddick-Walker. Riddick-Walker died upon impact.
“Dominique Goodwin made the decision to drink hard and drive. Ms. Goodwin killed Shelby Riddick-Walker, a beloved mentor to many in the trans community,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “Shelby did nothing to deserve her death, and we lost the light of her work too soon.”